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MLB Teams Quiz: New York Mets | 10 Questions

This quiz is about the best team in baseball, the New York Mets.

A multiple-choice quiz by gocrush7. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
gocrush7

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
147,752

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
800

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the Mets' record in their first season, 1962? Hint

40-120

53-109

51-111

59-103

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first Met to homer into their upper deck? Hint

Donn Clendenon

Tommie Agee

Jerry Grote

Cleon Jones

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which year was the first in which the Mets didn't finish in last place in the National League? Hint

1965

1966

1969

1968

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which former Mets' lefty, was one of the first to win 20 games in both leagues? Hint

Al Jackson

Jon Matlack

Frank Viola

Jerry Koosman

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first Japanese ballplayer to suit up for the Mets? Hint

Bruce Chen

Hideo Nomo

Takashi Kashiwada

Jae Seo

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following did not play on the 1962 original Mets' squad? Hint

Clem Labine

Tom Seaver

Gil Hodges

Frank Thomas

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who took over for Casey Stengel in 1965, when he broke his hip and could no longer manage? Hint

Wes Westrum

Yogi Berra

Gil Hodges

Salty Parker

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who hit into the last out of the 1969 World Series? Hint

Ellie Hendricks

Boog Powell

Davey Johnson

Brooks Robinson

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the 2000 NLCS MVP for the Mets? Hint

Mike Piazza

Al Leiter

Mike Hampton

Jay Payton

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Question 10 of 10

10. On what day did Tom Seaver strike out ten consecutive batters, setting a Major League record? Hint

May 4, 1971

June 5, 1969

April 22, 1970

August 10, 1972

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the Mets' record in their first season, 1962?

Answer: 40-120

The Mets went 40-120 in 1962, bad enough that they still set a record for one of the worst baseball teams in history.

2. Who was the first Met to homer into their upper deck?

Answer: Tommie Agee

Agee homered into the far reaches of the upper level at Shea in 1969, and a mark up in the left field corner shows where the ball landed.

3. Which year was the first in which the Mets didn't finish in last place in the National League?

Answer: 1966

In 1966 they finished not in last, but second to last. It was the first time in their history they weren't in the cellar.

4. Which former Mets' lefty, was one of the first to win 20 games in both leagues?

Answer: Jerry Koosman

Koosman won 21 with the Mets in 1976, then 20 in 1979 with the Twins. Viola won 24 for the Minnesota Twins in 1988, then won 20 in 1990 for the Mets.

5. Who was the first Japanese ballplayer to suit up for the Mets?

Answer: Takashi Kashiwada

Nomo the pitcher, played for the Mets in 1998 for a short period of time after being with the Dodgers. After that, he came back to the Dodger-Blue. However, it was little-known relief pitcher, Takashi Kashiwada, who played for the Mets in 1997.

6. Which of the following did not play on the 1962 original Mets' squad?

Answer: Tom Seaver

Seaver didn't appear on the scene until 1967, when he won Rookie of the Year.

7. Who took over for Casey Stengel in 1965, when he broke his hip and could no longer manage?

Answer: Wes Westrum

Westrum didn't last too long, only 380 games over three seasons.

8. Who hit into the last out of the 1969 World Series?

Answer: Davey Johnson

The very same one that led the Mets to two playoff appearances, and a World Series title in 1986.

9. Who was the 2000 NLCS MVP for the Mets?

Answer: Mike Hampton

Mike Hampton won it by winning games 1 and 5. Unfortunately for the Mets however, after the World Series that year, he was on his way to Colorado where his career began to tank, until being traded to Atlanta.

10. On what day did Tom Seaver strike out ten consecutive batters, setting a Major League record?

Answer: April 22, 1970

Source: Author gocrush7

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